Drop in Jobless Claims Prompts Small Rally

Stocks climbed Wednesday following a drop in weekly unemployment claims ...

Online Ad Revenues Show Quarterly Rebound

Online advertising revenue in the U.S. fell 5.4 percent in ...

Toyota Slashes Executive Bonuses 20%

Toyota is slashing bonus pay for managers as the Japanese ...

China Stimulus Could Fuel Trade Conflicts Says EU Report

China's stimulus spending has fueled massive overexpansion in industrial capacity ...

Sony Pins Turnaround Hopes on 3D, OLEDs

A third to a half of the Sony Corp. TV ...

Japan's Recovery Threatened by Deflation, High Yen

Japan got word Friday that prices fell again in October, ...

Japanese Carmakers Boost Production, Sales

Honda Motor Co. set record production in Asia and China ...

Asian Stocks Fall on Dubai Fears, Low Dollar

Asian stock markets tumbled Friday, with Hong Kong and South ...

iPhone Rings Up Impressive Orders Ahead of Korea Launch

The iPhone's arrival in South Korea is generating considerable buzz ...

Sina Sells Shares to Chao's V.I. Holding Company

Sina Corp., an operator of Chinese language Web sites, said ...

Horse Industry Monitors Dubai Crisis

The debt crisis in Dubai was being closely monitored Friday ...

Toyota to Replace Gas Pedals on 3.8 Mil. Cars

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will replace accelerator pedals ...

Black Friday Spending Edges Up, Online Soars

Shoppers who endured long lines and sometimes-frigid temperatures spent only ...

Hawaii, California, Vegas Vie for Chinese Travelers

Hawaii, California and Las Vegas are among American tourist destinations ...

Road Out of Recession May Be Long, With Surprises

The road from recession to recovery is rarely smooth, straight ...

Emerging Markets to Dominate Global Economy

The world economy will start growing again in 2010 but ...

Sharp Gains Edge with Fully Automated LCD Plant

Huge sheets of glass are guided by robotic arms, sliding ...

Sands China Tumbles 13% After IPO

Las Vegas Sands Corp.'s Macau operation tumbled more than 13 ...

National Parks Seek Cut of Science Profits

A soon-to-be-implemented policy for scientists who are permitted to conduct ...

Newspapers Consider Alternatives to Google

There's an intriguing idea floating around the media: Microsoft Corp. ...

Oct. Global Chip Sales Down on Year, Up on Month

Worldwide semiconductor sales fell 3.5 percent in October from a ...

Continental Shifts to Cashless Cabin Purchases

Continental Airlines Inc. said Monday that credit and debit cards ...

GE to Buy Vivendi's Stake in NBC for Comcast Deal

General Electric Co. has reached an agreement to buy the ...

Employers to Add Jobs Starting Q1

Economists expect the joblessness that has weighed down the nation's ...

Obama Fears Too Much Stimulus Could Cause Double-Dip Recession

President Barack Obama says he's worried that spending too much ...

Home Construction Slowdown Cools Stock Market

Investors are turning cautious as an unexpected drop in home ...

Singapore Economy Grows for 2nd Straight Qtr

Singapore said its economy would expand as little as 3 ...

Sony Chief Outlines Turnaround Plan

Sony said it aims to be profitable in gaming and ...

U.S., Japan Expected to Recover Faster than EU

The world's rich and developed economies will grow faster next ...

GM Analysts Predict Strong November Sales

U.S. auto sales could top an annual rate of 10.8 ...

Dollar Rises, Stocks Fall on Weak Economic Data

Signs of a subdued economic recovery sent investors out of ...

Old Navy Recovery Boosts Gap Profits

Shoppers spent more money at low-price Old Navy stores in ...

Nissan Makes Bid for Electric-Car Leadership

The head of the Nissan-Renault alliance said Thursday that customers' ...

Sony Hopes Online Service Will Build Brand Loyalty

Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its ...

IPO Boom Looks to Continue into 2010

The flurry of initial public offerings this week is confirmation ...

Electronic Editions Save Some Papers from Sharp Declines

While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, ...

Singapore Recoups Half of Big Loss from Crash

Singapore state investment company GIC said Tuesday its investments fell ...

California Squeezes into Europe's Olive Oil Monopoly

An oil boom is under way in California's agricultural heartland, ...

Gold Hits Record High As World Markets Rally

World markets rose sharply Monday amid further hopeful signs about ...

Praxair to Sell Key Gases to China Solar Panel Maker

Praxair Inc.'s Chinese unit has signed a multiyear agreement to ...

Home Sales Growth Restarts Stock Rally

Investors halted stocks' three-day losing streak Monday, buying across the ...

Citi Upgrades Global Growth Forecasts

Citigroup Inc. upgraded its 2010 economic growth forecasts for several ...

China Warning to Banks Pushes Down Stocks

World stock markets fell Tuesday following big gains on Monday, ...

Japan Airlines to Get $1.1 Bil. Emergency Loan

Japan Airlines said Tuesday it obtained government approval to receive ...

Consumer, GDP Data Dampen Stocks

Stocks retreated from 13-month highs after a lackluster reading on ...

Saab Future Clouded After Sale Falls Through

A Swedish specialty automaker has backed out of a deal ...

Tire Prices Rise on Tariffs, Rising Demand

Tire prices are inflating. Tariffs on imports, lower supplies and ...

Beijing Automotive Looks at Saab After Deal Collapsed

The Chinese automaker that had joined with Koenigsegg Automotive AB ...

Surprise Jobs Data Sends World Markets Surging

GM to Sell Hummer to Chinese Company